Leave of absence Under the Employment Standards Act, eligible employees are entitled to several types of unpaid, job-protected leaves of absence. If you are protected by the Employment Standards Act, you may have the right to take unpaid time off… {Read more}
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Video Tax News
Life in the Tax Lane – Nov 2015 Video Tax News Taxtips.ca is pleased to be able to share these informative tax news videos from Video Tax News. They are not too long, cover a wide range of topics, and… {Read more}
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2016 Personal Tax Credit Tables
Federal, Provincial and Territorial Non-Refundable Personal Tax Credit Tables 2016 Personal Tax Credit Tables Do you know your personal tax credit tables? A non-refundable tax credit can only be used to reduce federal or provincial/territorial taxes payable to zero. They… {Read more}
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Barter and BitCoin
Barter and BitCoin Transactions Can Result in Taxable Income and PST and GST/HST Payable Do you trade goods or services which you would normally sell in the course of your business? Have you started using BitCoins (electronic currency) for transactions?… {Read more}
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Attendant Care Expenses
Ontario Attendant Care Expenses Attendant care expenses can only be claimed for amounts paid to an attendant who was not the taxpayer’s spouse or common-law partner, and who was at least 18 years old when the payments were made. Attendant… {Read more}
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Donating Shares or Other Capital Property
Avoid Capital Gains by Donating Shares or Other Capital Property When capital property is donated, there is a disposition for tax purposes, which may result in a capital gain. The fair market value (FMV) of the property donated is used… {Read more}
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Old Age Security benefit increase for October to December 2015
Old Age Security Benefit Increase Employment and Social Development Canada today announced the quarterly benefit amounts for Old Age Security (OAS) for October to December 2015. The maximum basic OAS pension benefit paid to people 65 years of age and… {Read more}
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Two significant cocaine seizures lead to arrests in Southern Ontario
Canada Border Services Agency Seizures The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced today two significant cocaine seizures in the Southern Ontario Region. On September 16, 24.3 kg of cocaine were seized at the… {Read more}
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Tax preparer extradited to Canada for tax fraud
September 8, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Ms. Doreen Tennina was extradited to Canada from Italy on September 4, 2015, and is now in custody serving a 10-year sentence… {Read more}
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Fraudulent emails and phone calls – Protect yourself!
The CRA is warning Canadians that fraudulent emails and phone calls purporting to be from the Agency are currently being reported. Find out more about these scams and learn how you can protect yourself. Examples of fraudulent communications telephone letter… {Read more}